I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy , loud , resounding
▪ dull , muffled , soft
▪ sickening
VERB + THUD
▪ give
▪
She felt her heart give an extra ~.
▪ make
▪
The boot made a dull ~ as it hit the ground.
▪ hear
▪ feel
PREPOSITION
▪ with a ~
▪
He hit the floor with a sickening ~.
PHRASES
▪ the ~ of a heart , the ~ of hooves
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ hard , painfully , wildly (all only used with heart )
▪
Her heart thudded wildly inside her chest.
▪ heavily , loudly
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪
The waves thudded against the side of the ship.
▪ into
▪
The sniper's bullets thudded into the wall.
▪ on
▪
Steps thudded on the stairs.
▪ with
▪
His heart thudded with excitement.
Thud is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ heart